MDA Flashcards by Y E

Q

angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

A

vessel

angiogram, angioplasty
vasoconstriction

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aort/o

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aorta

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ather/o

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yellowish plaque, fatty substance

atheroma, atherosclerosis

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber

atrial, atrioventricular

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ventricul/o

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ventricle, lower heart chamber

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branchi/o

A

arm

branchial artery

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coron/o

A

heart

coronary arteries

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myx/o

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mucus

myxoma (benign tumor derived from connective tissue with cells embedded in soft mucoid stromal tissue)

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ox/o

A

oxygen

hypoxia (inadequate oxygen in tissues)

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phleb/o

A

vein

phlebotomy, thrombophlebitis

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sphygm/o

A

pulse

sphygmomanometer

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steth/o

A

chest

stethoscope

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o
valv/o

A

valve

valvuloplasty

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ven/o
ven/i

A

vein

venous
venipuncture

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isch/o

A

to hold back

ischemia
(an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles)

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pulmon/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o

A

lung

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-constriction

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narrowing

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-dilation

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widening, stretching, expanding

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-emia

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blood condition

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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, deconstruction, loosening

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-osis

A

condition (abnormal)

Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-stenosis

A

tightening, structure

a- an

no, not, without

de-

lack of, down, less, removal of

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

endo-

in, within

tetra-

four

bronch/o

bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole, smal bronchus

capn/o

carbon dioxide capnometry

coni/o

dust coniology, coniosis

lob/o

lobe of the lung lobotomy

nas/o

nose

orth/o

straight, upright

pector/o

chest

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm

pneum/o

air, lung

spir/o

breathing spirometry, spirogram

tel/o

complete

-ema

condition eczema

-osmia

smell anosmia, hyperosmia

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-sphyxia

pulse asphyxia: lack of pulse

-thorax

pleural cavity, chest